Bow-gun.



YJ. F. HUNHOLZ.

BOW GUN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB l |916.

1,192,639., Patented. July 25, 1916.

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` ing respectivelythrough the upper and lower JOHN F. HUNHOLZ, 0F WAMEGO, KANSAS.

j Bow-GUN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea February 1,- 19136. serial No. 75,571.

To aZZwLom t may concern.; j

Be it known that I, JOHN F. HUNHoLz, a

citizen of the United States, residing atV Wamego, in the county of Pottawatomie, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bow-Guns; and I do hereby`declare the following 'to be a full, clear, and exact description lof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in t'he art to which it appertains to make and use the Same.

rllhis invention relates to improvements in guns, and particularly to toy guns.I

One object of the present invention is to provide a gun for projecting darts therefrom.

Another object is to yprovide a gun which combines the features of a bow.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which includes novel' means for releasing the thong or cord of the bow.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figurel isa side elevation of a bow gun made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is atop plan view; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vsectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a section on the same line, but only through, the trigger mechanism showing the ,said mechanism in the act of releasing the cord from the notch.

Referringparticularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents an elongated piece of material, preferably wood havinga longitudinal groove, 11 in its upper edge. Adjacent one end of this vmember there is formed an opening 12. At the other end of the Imember 10 there lis formed a vertical groove 13 openedges of the said member. In the upper portion of this groove, and mounted on a transverse pivot 14 is a releasing linger 15,

on` ,the' lower portionof' which is formed a downwardly extending projection 16 arranggd to ,be engaged by the upper end of the pivoted trigger v17. Rearwardly of the memberv 10 is a downwardly extending wooden member 18, the upper end of which bears against the rear end of the member 10 as shown at 19.. The forward art of the upper end of the memberl 18 as secured therein. a leaf spring 20, the free end of which bears on the releasing Enger 15 to depress the same below the upper surface of wardly so as to strike the portion Vof the the member 10. Secured onl each side of the members 10 and 18, and serving tosecure said members together are two metal plates 21, the whole structure when thus secured together resembling a pistol.. In the forwardV end s of the metal plates 21 are openings .-22 reglstering with the yopening' 12 and through these openings is disposed a stripV of flexible material 23 forming the bow. To the ends of this strip are' secured the endsofa cord 24.. The intermediate portion of this cord Patented .ruiyaefieie is adapted to be drawn back and-engaged in the notch 25 formed above the releasing finger, 15 and in the member 10 as well as in the members 21. i

Disposed above, Aand extending the length of the gun, is an 'inverted semi-cylindrical member 26 which in, connection with the groove ofthe member 10, forms the barrel of the gun. At each end of the member 26 there are formed a pair `of depending .ears 27 which straddle the gun and are secured to the sides thereof. vThis member -26 is spaced above the gun a sufficient distance At a point above the notch 25 the member 26 is formed with notches 28to permit the cord to move upwardly when released by the linger 15. In the member 26, just in advance of the notches28 there is formed a `transverse wall 29 which prevents rearto permit the cord toslide the length thereof.

ward lmovement vof the dart past the proper point to be engagedI by the cord.

The spring 20 normally forces the releas- -ing finger 15 forwardly andbelow the bottom of the notch and at the same time-theV projection 16 engages the upper end of the trigger so as to rock the same and present .the lower portion thereof ata forward and downward inclination. Assuming the middle of the cord to be engaged in the notch 'I 25, a dart is placed in the groovell and .in the semi-cylindrical member 26 so' that. lts rear end is just in advance of the notch 25 l and .rests against the wall 29. Upon pulling rearwardly on the trigger the yfinger 15will be rocked on' its pivot against the tension of thel spring .20so that its upper portion will swing upwardly and rearwardly. This pushes the cord upwardly and rearwardly out of engagement with the notch, and by the resiliency of the bow, the cord is jerked `forrearend of the dart below the wall 29 and project the same through the groove 11 and away from the gun. vIt be noted that the notchv25 inclines downwardly and `foralining notches,

-the strips and wardly, and therefore there is required an upward and rearward movement. of the. `m' ger 15 to disengage the cord from the notch.

The above-named action is accomplished by 'the peculiar curvature'fof the upper. portion faces of Which'are formed with grooves, one

of the filler members and the strips having a bow stick disposed through ller, a. cord connecting the ends of the bow stickand adapted to be engaged in the said notches, a trigger member pivotaily mounted inthe lower' end of the -groove ofone Eller member and a pivoted releasing member mounted in the groove above the trigger and having-a depending i y portion for engagement by the trigger, said releasing member having'an upper eccentrically curved face for engagement with and movement of the cord upwardly and rearwardly from the notches.

, 2. A bow gun comprising a body portion,

the `strips, said filler the body pistol-,Shaped portion and including a cord, aninvented a bow carried by the body ,semi-cylindrical member disposed 4in spaced v relation above and secured to the barrel --of i the-body portion, barrel portion notches, one ofV the notches being adapted said inverted member and to receive the cord and a trigger mechamsm including a ,linger movable upwardly and rearwardly to release the cord from one of the said notches. s 3. A bow gun comprising a pistol-shaped body, havingv a longitudinal groove and a notch, a bow carried by the body and cluding a cord for engagement in the notch, a'trigger mechanism for releasing the cord and a housing' secured tov and spaced above and cooperating with the grooved portion of the body to form a dart receiving barrel, and a stop wall carried by the inverted member above the said notch. In testimony whereof vl afIiX my signature, in the preserjice'f ytwo witnesses.

- JOHN, F. HUN'HOLZ.

Witnesses:

A. T; MGMILLAN,

ANNA CRAWFoRn having opp'ositely disposed 

